Journal-box.



T. H. .SYMINGTON JOURNAL BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB. e, 1908.

904,460. Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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THOMAS H. sYniNcioN, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AssieNoR To THE Tfn. sYMJNG'roN COMPANY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

JOURNAL-BOX.

Application filed February 6, i908. Serial No. 214,639

vTON, a citizenv of the United States of America, residing at thecity Ot' Baltimore, State'oi Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inJournal- Boxes, of which the following is a specification. i

"lhe present-invention relates to a journal box,` and more particularly'to a closing means, or lid for such box.

The lid to be described is of the fliftoil? Variety, so called for the reason that in opening, it lifts free of the box. rllhough my invention, has been shownl in connection with this type of lid, certain of its features` may be otherwise utilized.

The members which cooperate to hold the lid iuclosed position are a projecting lip on the box, a coperating hook on the lid, and a spring by which the hook and lip are maintained in engagement. By arrangement of y these elements as hereinafter set forth, the

spring' is caused to press the lid into close.

engagement with the mouth of the opening, whereby a permanent and tight closure is elfected and maintained, so that dustand grit cannot enter. The cover though tightly secured is easily removed. l

The device is simple and durable, may be manufacturedat low cost and does not easily get out of order.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure l, is a vertical, longitudinal crosssection of the box and cover; Fig.l 2, .is a perspective ot the cover, detached; Fig. 3, is a fragmentary View looking from the left in F ig. l of the lower cover detached.

There is shown a box. 1 of a well-known. typethaving an Opening 2 for the insertion` surface of the lip 4 is curved from its forward edge 7, upward and backward to the verticalsurface 6; laterally the opening is inclosed' by vertical side lips 8 and 9. The outer edge of the lower lip and the two side lips and the top edge of the upper lip form The lower slightly inward from the vertical. The up- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

part of this box with the Patented Nov. 17, 190s.

sects the inwardly disposed vertical surface (3 of the upper flanged lip 4. Looking at the seat in elevation from the front or rear of the car, it will be noted that it is inclined toward th'e vertical plane 6, coperating therewith to form a wedge.

The journal box lid is constructed to contorni to the seat and is provided on three sides, those corresponding to the upper and lateral. lips of the Abox with a flange 1l, turned at right angles to the adjacent surface. This flange is adapted to take over and inclose the corresponding lips and rest against the lateral face of each lip, which is` disposed away from the opening; the upper -iange of the lid, with the upper curved pore tion the'reotl formen hook and presses with its inner face against the vertical surface 6. At. its lower edge the lid is provided with an inwardly extending horizontal abutment 14, the edge of which l5 is turned up-to form a socket for a spiral compression spring 16,

the end 17 of which is passed through an Opening 18 of the cover and turned at right angles. The spring 16 is interposed between the abutment 14 of thegcover and the lower surface of the horizontal lip 9 and is Y.

maintained in engagement with the lip by means ot' a depending lug 19. The lower surface of the box is provided with a lflacket Q0 support-ing an upwardly disposed rest 2land the lower edge ot' the cover near the middle-point thereof. is provided with a notched extension 22. Near the upper extremity of the cover is a suitable handle Q3.

In the operation of the device, the lid is rested on the seat and the spring brought into engagement with'the lower surface of the horizontal lip 3, the upper spirals inclosing the depending lug 19; the lid is then pressed inward against the seat, its top flange sliding over the curved surface of the upper lip et, whereby the lid is given an upward tendency and the spring is compressed. When the flange 11 passes the vertical suruntil its inner surface rests on the seat, the flange engaging the vertical surface 6. lhe tension pf the spring presses the lid into engagement with the wedge formed by the seat and the vertical surface 6, whereby a tight closure is maintained.

To remove the lid, fier is placed with its 'face l5, the lid is depressed by the spring extremity onvthe rest 21, and bropght 'intoengagement with the notch 22,' at the lower extremity of' the lid. lU ward pressure of the'bar lifts the lid againstA the tensionof the spring, whereby the upper ange lat the 11001; isreleased from the flanged lip and by manual engagement of the handle 23the lid may be removed.

Having thus described my 'invention what' I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is: 'f

' 1. A journal box having an opening, a lip on one side of the opening and an abutment on the other side of the openi flanged to inclose the box adjacent t e opening and having means on one side for engaging the lip an abutment on the other si l externally placed in regard to the abutment of thebox and acompression spring between the abutments. y

2. A journal box havingv an opening, a lip on one side ofthe opening, an abutment on the other side of the opening, a lid flanged to inclose the lips of the opening and havin a hook on one side for engaging the lip an 4 an abutment on the other side, externally placed in regard to the abutment on the box,

. and a compression spring between the abutments engaging both abutments and secured to one abutment only.

3. A .journal box having an opening, a lip on' one side of the opening, an abutment on the other side of the opening, a lid ianged to inclose the lips of the openingand having `a hook on one side for engaging the lip and an1 abutment onA the other side, externally placed'inregard to `the. abutment on the box, .and a compression spring between the abut ments secured to the abutment on the lid.

4. A journal box having an opening, a lip on one side of the opening, an abutment on the other side of the opening,a lid anofed to inclose the lips of the opening and having on one side a hook for engaging the lip, and

an abutment on the other side,..externally j placed in regard to the abutment on the box, a 11d and ya lug on one abutment encircled by the end helix of the spring to center the latter and maintain it in alinement.

5.` A journal box having an opening, a lip on one side of the opening, an abutment on the otherside of the opening, a lid anged to inclosethe lips of the opening and having a hook on one side for engaging the lip, and

"an abutment on the other side, externally 

